Garment and method of making the same



Oct 23, 1934. MlSKEND 1,977,802

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ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 23, 1934 GARMENT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAMEHerbert L. Miskend, New York, N. Y.

Application January 10,

4 Claims.

My invention relates to a new and improved stitched garment and animproved method of making the same.

One of the objects of my invention is to proiE vide an improved garment,suchas an undergarment used for womens wear, which shall have a. strong,fiat, and non-rip seam.

Other objects of my invention will be set forth in the followingdescription and drawing which ill illustrates a preferred embodimentthereof, it

being understood that the above statements of the objects of myinvention is intended to generally explain the same without limiting itin any manner.

Fig. 1 is an elevation of an improved garment.

Fig. 2 illustrates the first step in the formation of the junction orseam between two pieces of fabric which form a part of said garment.

Fig. 3 illustrates the next step in the formation of the improved seam.

' Fig. & illustrates the completion of the improved seam.

Figs. 2-4 inclusive are perspective views, partially in section.

As shown in Fig. 2, two pieces of fabric 1 and 2 have their edges 1a and2a, connected by means of stitches 3 of any suitable type. Thesestitches 3 may be made by hand or by a suitable machine if desired,although the ordinary hand stitch is preferred in which the needle isalternately passed through the two edge portions 1a and 2a, fromopposite sides thereof, so as to produce the ordinary running stitch.This stitch 3 can pull out very readily and stitching of this type istherefore unsatisfactory.

As shown in Fig. 3, the next operation is to form the ordinary Frenchstitch, by means of a line of stitches 4. The pieces of fabric 1 and 2now contact with their inturned edges la and 2a, the stitches 3 nowbeing concealed.

It would not be departing from the invention if the stitches 4 passedthrough the inturned edge portions la and 2a as this would be analternative form of the invention. The stitches 4 may also be made byhand if desired.

The piece of fabric 1 is now bent outwardly, along the line of stitches4, and the seam S is now completed by an additional line of stitches 5which can also be ordinary hand stitches. The completed seam has fivelayers of fabric. The stitches 3 are concealed, and the stitches 4 arealso concealed 'on the right side of the garment, so that only thestitches 5 are visible.

The above mentioned construction provides a lid 1934,"Serial No. 706,037

strong and non-rip seam, with the use of a series of ordinary handstitches.

It will be noted that two of the layers of fabric are secured byinwardly turning an edge of the member 2 and that three of said layersof fabric are secured by turning the edges of the member 1 so as tosecure an S-shaped fold.

I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, but it is clearthat numerous changes and omissions can be made without departing fromits spirit.

I claim:

l. A garment having a first piece of fabric and a second piece offabric, the first piece of fabric having its edge portion folded so as.to produce 7 an 8-fold which provides three superposed layers offabric, the second piece of fabric having its edge inturned so as toprovide two superposed layers of fabric, the inwardly turned edgeportion of the second piece of fabric and the adjacent layer of thefirst piece of fabric being connected by means of transverse stitcheswhich are invisible at the exterior of the seam, the second piece offabric being also connected by means of stitches to that portion of thefirst piece of fabric 30 which directly abuts the body thereof, all thelayers of fabric in said seam being connected by means of additionalstitches.

2. A garment having a first piece of fabric and a second piece offabric, the first piece of fabric having its edge portion folded so asto produce an 5-fold which provides three superposed layers of fabric,the second piece of fabric having its edge inturned so as to provide twosuperposed layers of fabric, the inwardly turned edge portion of thesecond piece of fabric and the adjacent layer of the first piece offabric being connected by means of transverse stitches which areinvisible at the exterior of the scam, the second piece of fabric beingalso connected by means of stitches to that portion of the first pieceof fabric which directly abuts the body thereof, all the layers offabric in said seam being connected by means of additional stitches,said stitches being arranged in series which are laterally spaced fromeach other.

3. A garment having a first piece of fabric and a second piece offabric, the first piece of fabric having its edge portion folded so asto produce an 8-fold which provides three superposed layers of fabric,the second piece of fabric having its edge inturned so as to provide twosuperposed layers of fabric, the inwardly turned edge portion of thesecond piece of fabric and the adjacent layer of the first piece offabric being connected by means of transverse stitches which areintioned stitches skipping the inwardly turned edge of the second pieceof fabric and the adjacent layer of the first piece of fabric.

4. A method of forming the seam in a garment which consists in stitchingtogether the edge portions of a first piece of fabric and of a secondpiece of fabric, turning the bodies of said pieces of fabric upon theiredge portions-and then'connecting said pieces of fabric to each other bymeans of additional stitches, and then turning the first piece of fabricupon the last mentioned stitches so as to form an s-shaped fold in thefirst piece of fabric, so that the two pieces of fabric have five layersof fabric, and then stitching said five layers-of fabric to'.each otherby means of additional stitches.

HERBERT -L. MISKEND.

